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Bankei Yotaku (1622-1693) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen Master who constantly encouraged audiences to abide in the Unborn Buddha Mind. He had a great impact on Zen during his day, giving public talks to anyone and everyone willing to listen. Born to a samurai family of Confucian scholars, Bankei was rebellious in his youth and rejected Confucianism at an early ...

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